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Historical Photos of Scientists
1909
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Poison for Plague-carrying Rats
In 1910, U.S. Public Health Service workers prepared poisons to be used for the extermination of plague-carrying rats.
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Researchers at the U.S. Public Health Service
In 1910, researchers worked at a U.S. Public Health Service laboratory equipped with a bunsen burner, microscope, and petri dishes.
1898
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PHS Research Laboratory
This is a photograph of a PHS research laboratory, circa 1899. The staff is shown at workstations with microscopes and laboratory glassware.
1886
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The Marine Hospital
The NIH began in 1887 as a one-room Hygienic Laboratory in this Marine Hospital on Staten Island, New York. The Hygienic Laboratory was located here until 1891, when it was moved to Washington, D.C.
